Image : Millipedes in a road
Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name being derived from this feature. Each double-legged segment is a result of two single segments fused together.
Scientific name : Diplopoda
Class : Diplopoda; De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Arthropoda
Higher classification : Myriapoda
Rank : Class
